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What Kind Of Pick Do You Use?


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I don't use a pick but I have a couple of those Dunlop purple thick ones. I think their like 1.0 or more. I've tried playing with a pick on several occasions and got so frustrated that I end up throwing them across the room. There's probably several behind my sofa. My cats play with them more than I do now.

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Originally posted by pbass_groovin

I don't use a pick but I have a couple of those Dunlop purple thick ones. I think their like 1.0 or more. I've tried playing with a pick on several occasions and got so frustrated that I end up throwing them across the room. There's probably several behind my sofa. My cats play with them more than I do now.

 

 

try using lighter picks, to me, they are easier to use when playing bass, as they give a bit of flex, but still are firm...heavy picks make me want to kill chickens..

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I 79', when I started playing Bass, I used Gibson Black hard picks, any Tortoise Shell type including wrap-around Thumb Picks because they always flew out of my fingers right at the wrong time(really imbarrassingand pissed me off). Then I met a new Bass Player who played with a pick and his fingers depending on the tune. The pick he used was a "Dunlop 60mm Nylon". I tried it out and have never bothered with any other pick since.
They are Lighter, so not for everyone. What I really love about them is they allow me more dextarity than I get with stiffer picks and as I play them they warm up and adhire to my fingers better than stiffer picks do. They also don't wear out very fast either. I baught a half gross of them in 84' and still have a boat load of them in that little bag.:thu:

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Originally posted by tylytle

I wish I could use a pick. I can't seem to get the speed i want. Use two or three of my fingers. Any ideas on how I can get a pick to work for me?


Ty

 

 

I was the same until I (briefly) took up guitar, now I can't play without a pick! If you are happy with your sound and speed, I'd continue to play the way you are now.

 

Billy-B

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Thanks for the input everybody!

Sometimes I use a pick for a certain sound...like when I hit the strings hard and palm it. I'm looking for a a way to get the speed out of a pick for playing the sixteenth notes in the Beatles song 'Something' , but without the plastic on the string pick sound.

I think I'll try a felt pick that some have mentioned.

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Originally posted by Slats

Thanks for the input everybody!


Sometimes I use a pick for a certain sound...like when I hit the strings hard and palm it. I'm looking for a a way to get the speed out of a pick for playing the sixteenth notes in the Beatles song 'Something' , but without the plastic on the string pick sound.


I think I'll try a felt pick that some have mentioned.

 

 

 

 

 

Some music stores refer to felt picks (the ones I use, anyway) as ukulele picks.

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